Hitch the chin a little higher

Not a good day for Labour: the SNP victory in Glasgow East was on the cards but it is a hard swallow.

I, for one, can't stand another bumptious interview from our grinning First Minister and this victory will certainly bring out the Cheshire cat. Fair do's - it was a stunning win but what goes around, comes around. The day will come as sure as God made little apples when the smile will be wiped clean off his face.

Meanwhile, I have a lot of sympathy for Margaret Curran. She stood up to the plate when others were posted missing. Poor woman will be feeling bad this morning.

For Labour supporters, there is nothing else to do but to hitch the chin a little higher and keep going forward. There will be a lot of planning and analysing going on - how to win the next General Election - now there's a challenge...